Sec. 89TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WICHITA COUNTY). (c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. (a) The 417th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 24.363. 93RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). 402ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WOOD COUNTY). (a) The 123rd Judicial District is composed of Panola and Shelby counties. The 2023 WOTUS rule mostly reverts CWA wetlands jurisdiction to its status before the Obama administration expanded it in 2015. . 2, eff. (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 168th District Court. Sec. 1, eff. 24.200. 24.508. (b) The 418th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. (a) A family district court judge's qualifications and term of office are the same as those prescribed by the constitution and laws of this state for district judges. Sec. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 2005. Jan. 1, 2001. (b) The 339th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Sec. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. Sec. (a) The 163rd Judicial District is composed of Orange County. September 1, 2007. Sec. 2(7), eff. It is the policy of the state that the administration of justice shall be prompt and efficient and that, for this purpose, the judicial districts of the state shall be reapportioned as provided by this subchapter so that the district courts of various judicial districts have judicial burdens that are as nearly equal as possible. (a) The 151st Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (d) A party in a criminal case before the court may electronically file any required court document. September 1, 2005. (b) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 96th Judicial District. (b) In addition to the other jurisdiction provided by law, the 451st District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the County Court of Kendall County in all civil and criminal matters over which the county court would have original or appellate jurisdiction, including probate matters and proceedings under Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code. The court shall give preference to civil cases. 24.948. 354TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HUNT AND RAINS COUNTIES). (b) The 460th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. (a) The 46th Judicial District is composed of Foard, Hardeman, and Wilbarger counties. (b) The 256th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. The board shall meet at least once in each interim between regular sessions of the legislature and shall exercise its reapportionment powers only in the interims between regular legislative sessions. Sec. 24.905. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.201. On return of the process the judge of either court may preside over the hearing or trial. 2.19(a), eff. 24.426. (a) The 184th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Tex. 405TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). 24.533. Sec. 2, p. 317, ch. 159TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANGELINA COUNTY). 165, Sec. (a) The 427th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 165 (H.B. Sec. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. The 416th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. Sec. September 1, 2007. The bailiffs serve at the will of the judges and may be removed by a majority vote of the judges. 24.008. TRANSFER OF CASES; EXCHANGE OF BENCHES. However, we wanted to remind you that in addition, the jurisdictional limit increase to $20,000 went into effect on September 1, 2020. 24.214. 24.270. 2, eff. Sec. 2(g), eff. The judges of the district courts may equalize their dockets in all counties in which there are two or more district courts. Sec. Sept. 1, 1999. (a) The 485th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. (a) The 3rd Judicial District is composed of Anderson, Henderson, and Houston counties. 33RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BLANCO, BURNET, LLANO, AND SAN SABA COUNTIES). Sec. 8, eff. 24.526. (3) the obligees in all appearance bonds and recognizances taken in and for the district court and the witnesses summoned to appear before the district court under the prior law are required to appear at the next term of the court as fixed by the amended law. Sec. A case may not be transferred from one court to another without the consent of the judge of the court to which it is transferred, and a case may not be transferred unless it is within the jurisdiction of the court to which it is transferred. (c) Each of the district courts has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Harris County. The judge may also assign the official interpreter to assist the court's probation officer in the discharge of the probation officer's duties. January 1, 2012. Sec. 240TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). Sec. (d) The judge of the 13th District Court shall impanel grand juries at the April and October terms and at any other terms as ordered by the judge. 24.225. (b) In assigning a case to a district court, the district clerk shall take into consideration any requirement in Subchapter B that a district court in Hidalgo County give preference to specific matters. (b) The 17th, 48th, 67th, 96th, and 153rd district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in Tarrant County. 24.576. 264TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL COUNTY). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 113TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 6, eff. (b) The terms of the 120th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 24.464. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. (d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 54th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. The 439th Judicial District is composed of Rockwall County. 24.141. These statutes provide that the court has jurisdiction over civil causes and proceedings, original and appellate, as prescribed by law for county courts, including jurisdiction over appeal from the Justice of the Peace courts. 409TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 425TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WILLIAMSON COUNTY). (3) in Taylor County on the first Monday in January, on the 15th Monday after the first Monday in January, and on the first Monday in September. 265TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1999. 1, eff. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 175th District Court. (a) The 424th Judicial District is composed of Blanco, Burnet, Llano, and San Saba Counties. 855 (H.B. (a) A family district court has the jurisdiction and power provided for district courts by the constitution and laws of this state. 121ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TERRY AND YOAKUM COUNTIES). The 271st Judicial District is composed of Jack and Wise counties. 2.07(a), eff. (a) The 133rd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 1875), Sec. (a) The 92nd Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. Sec. The increase in limit is due to the passage of Senate Bill 2342 by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Woodlands . Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1995. 2913), Sec. 24.613. Each term continues until the term ends by operation of law or the court has disposed of the business for that term. Sec. The 321st Judicial District is composed of Smith County. 1337, Sec. 6(a), eff. 1189), Sec. 2 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 1306, Sec. Sept. 1, 2003. 207TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALDWELL, COMAL, AND HAYS COUNTIES). Sept. 1, 2001. (a) The 225th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. (a) The 103rd Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. (b) The terms of the 104th District Court begin on the 11th and 24th Mondays after the first Monday in January and the ninth Monday after the first Monday in September. (3) promote an informed and consistent court response to domestic violence cases to lessen the number of misdemeanors, felonies, and fatalities related to domestic violence in Harris County. Sec. 4 of Tarrant County. 24.170. 24.578. 24.355. Sec. 353RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). The judges of the district courts shall, by agreement among themselves, take their vacations alternately so that there are at all times at least six district court judges in the county. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) The judge may sign an order or decree in any case pending for trial or on trial before him in any county in his district at a place that is convenient to the judge and forward the order or decree to the clerk for filing and entry. 1306, Sec. Sec. (e) The judge of the 47th District Court may transfer a case to the docket of any district court that has jurisdiction over the case with the approval of the judge of the court to which the case is transferred. (a) The 33rd Judicial District is composed of Blanco, Burnet, Llano, and San Saba counties. District courts are the primary trial courts in Texas. 24.132. 11, eff. (b) The terms of the 394th District Court begin: (1) in Brewster County on the first Monday in March and the third Monday in September; (2) in Culberson County on the third Monday in October and the first Monday in April; (3) in Hudspeth County on the third Monday in March and the first Monday in September; (4) in Jeff Davis County on the second Mondays in January and July; and. 24.590. June 7, 2019. (a) The 86th Judicial District is composed of Kaufman County. 24.6005. 263RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). That would take the school district M&O rate from a statewide average of 91.3 cents per $100 of assessed value in tax year 2022 to under 65 cents, according to data compiled by the Texas Education . (b) The terms of the 136th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Sept. 1, 1999. 2, eff. 541 (S.B. The 308th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 71st Judicial District is composed of Harrison County. 497, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012. Sept. 1, 1985. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 1-A (JASPER, NEWTON, AND TYLER COUNTIES). September 1, 2019. The 159th Judicial District is composed of Angelina County. January 1, 2012. 24.492. All bail bonds, recognizances, or other obligations taken for the appearance of the defendants, parties, or witnesses in any of the district courts or in any inferior court in Bell County shall be binding on all the defendants, parties, and witnesses, and their sureties, in any of the courts in which the case is pending or to which the case is transferred. 8, eff. (b) The 396th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. The 173rd Judicial District is composed of Henderson County. The 305th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 359TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). 24.433. (b) The 371st District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. However, a case may not be transferred from one court to another without the consent of the judge of the court to which it is transferred, and a case may not be transferred unless it is within the jurisdiction of the court to which it is transferred. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. Sec. 75 (S.B. 98TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 205TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CULBERSON, EL PASO, AND HUDSPETH COUNTIES). (b) The 445th District Court shall give preference to criminal law cases. (b) The 208th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 24.198. 480, Sec. June 7, 2019. 891), Sec. The judges of the courts may, in their discretion, exchange benches or districts from time to time. (b) The terms of the 87th District Court begin: (1) in Anderson County on the first Mondays in February and August; (2) in Freestone County on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October; (3) in Leon County on the fifth Monday after the first Mondays in May and November; and. 507 (S.B. 24.599. 24.487. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 750 (H.B. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. EFFECT OF REAPPORTIONMENT. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 406th Judicial District is composed of Webb County. Sec. Sec. 24.249. 170TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). The terms of those courts begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (g) Section 24.105, relating to the 5th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 202nd District Court. (a) The board shall meet in accordance with its own rules. Sec. Sec. 24.467. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 24.215. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Red River County has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. 90, Sec. (a) The 392nd Judicial District is composed of Henderson County. (4) be removed to another location in the state so that the district contains an entirely different county or counties. January 1, 2012. 3.13(17), eff. The 466th Judicial District is composed of Comal County. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. (c) The terms of the 19th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November. (i) The judge of each district court may take a vacation at any time during the year. 148, Sec. 1, eff. Sec. (b) The terms of the 68th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, May, September, and December. 855 (H.B. Sept. 1, 2003. 24.409. (d) Section 24.205, relating to the 103rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 138th District Court. 4 is composed of Dallas County. (d) Section 24.120, relating to the 19th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 414th District Court. 72ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CROSBY AND LUBBOCK COUNTIES). 435TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). 24.471. (a) The 377th Judicial District is composed of Victoria County. 24.949. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. 3, eff. 24.199. 236TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (b) The 363rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 1306, Sec. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1, eff. Sec. (b) The judge of the 198th District Court may impanel grand juries in each county. 77TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FREESTONE AND LIMESTONE COUNTIES). Sec. (a) The 55th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. 1, eff. Sec. Sec. Sec. 177TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. (c) In Bowie County, the 5th Judicial District has concurrent jurisdiction with the 102nd Judicial District. (a) After the effective date of a reapportionment order, the judicial districts affected by the order contain only the counties designated for the judicial districts in the reapportionment order, and the district courts shall have and exercise jurisdiction coextensive with the newly defined limits of the judicial districts in all actions, proceedings, matters, and causes of which district courts have jurisdiction under the constitution and laws of the state. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. Sec. 32ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FISHER, MITCHELL, AND NOLAN COUNTIES). Sept. 1, 1985. 530, Sec. (b) The terms of the 140th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Sec. (A) divorce, as provided by Chapter 3, Family Code; (B) dependent and delinquent children, as provided by Section 23.001, by the Family Code, and by Title 43, Revised Statutes; (C) adoption, as provided by the Family Code; and. The 196th Judicial District is composed of Hunt County. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. The 366th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. (c) Section 24.130, relating to the 28th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 94th District Court. 24.034. 1081 (H.B. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. June 7, 2019. Sec. (a) The 176th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 164th District Court. 253RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CHAMBERS AND LIBERTY COUNTIES). 1 and 2 shall have a seal similar to the seal of a district court with "Criminal District Court No. The 237th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County. The 323rd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. (b) The terms of the 9th District Court begin on the first Monday in January and the first Monday in July. Sec. 24.524. 430TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 118TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GLASSCOCK, HOWARD, AND MARTIN COUNTIES). 149TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. 1, eff. Each term continues until the court has disposed of the business for that term. (3) in Ward County on the third Monday in February, the first Monday in June, the third Monday in September, and the first Monday in December. September 1, 2007. In case of absence, sickness, or disqualification, any of the other judges may hold court for him. Sec. 24.901. January 1, 2010. The court shall give preference to criminal cases. The 404th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. The court shall give preference to criminal cases. (2) in Upshur County on the first Mondays in January and June. Sept. 1, 1985. (d) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 24.275. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. The 454th Judicial District is composed of Medina County. (a) The 430th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 541 (S.B. (e) The clerk of the district court of Bowie County serves as the clerk of the 202nd District Court. (c) Section 24.901, relating to the Criminal District Court of Dallas County, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. Sec. 349), Sec. Sec. 1189), Sec. 21, Sec. Sec. (b) The terms of the 14th District Court begin on the second Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 180TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The basic structure of the present court system of Texas was established by an 1891 constitutional amendment. (a) The 18th Judicial District is composed of Johnson and Somervell counties. (b) The terms of the 20th District Court begin on the third Mondays in January, May, and September. 24.435. Sec. 90, Sec. 67, Sec. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 30TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WICHITA COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. If the parties agree on a special judge for the trial of a particular case, the clerk shall enter in the minutes of the court, as a part of the proceedings in the case, a record showing: (1) that the judge of the court is disqualified to try the case; (2) the name of the special judge and that the parties agreed on the selection of that judge for the trial of the case; and. 24.603. 3481), Sec. (b) The 53rd, 98th, and 126th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction. 2913), Sec. 2 / 2 ptsQuestion 3 Municipal courts have jurisdiction over class A misdemeanors that are violations of federal law committed within the city . 13, eff. 580 (S.B. The 313th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 480, Sec. 1306, Sec. (c) The 96th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Sec. May 25, 1989. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 480, Sec. Sec. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 891), Sec. (b) The 254th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. (a) The 177th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.6006. 24.203. (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 243rd District Court. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 319th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county courts at law in Nueces County to receive a guilty plea in a misdemeanor case pending in a county court at law in Nueces County and dispose of the case, regardless of whether the case is transferred to the district court. 541 (S.B. 24.478. District courts have original jurisdiction in felony criminal cases, divorce cases, cases involving title to land, election contest cases, civil matters in which the amount of money or damages involved is $200 or more, and any matters in which jurisdiction is not placed in another trial court. (a) The 114th Judicial District is composed of Smith County. 24.624. 480, Sec. September 1, 2007. 1, eff. Sec. 480, Sec. Sec. (b) The terms of the 48th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November. 480, Sec. 5(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Sec. 3378), Sec. 24.353. Each term continues until the court disposes of its business. 2174), Sec. 24.397. 164TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (a) A justice court has jurisdiction of suits relating to enforcement of a deed restriction of a residential subdivision that does not concern a structural change to a dwelling. The 200th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. This subsection does not limit the powers of the judges when acting for any other judge by exchange of benches or otherwise. 1337, Sec. This subsection does not limit the powers of the judges when acting for any other judge by exchange of benches or otherwise. 4. Two or more judges may try different cases in the same court at the same time and each may occupy his own courtroom or the room of any other court. 24.60025. 17, eff. 1, eff. 404TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 337TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (h) The judges of the district courts listed in Subsection (g) by agreement shall designate one of the listed district courts as the domestic violence district court for Harris County. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. Sec. (e) The terms of the 406th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (a) The 393rd Judicial District is composed of Denton County. CONCURRENT JURISDICTION. (a) On the creation of an additional district court in a county, an existing district court in the county may transfer to the new court a case regarding a child who is subject to the continuing exclusive jurisdiction of the existing court under Title 5, Family Code, regardless of whether the case is pending in the existing court or the existing court rendered a final order in the case.
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